Method of and machine for making can-bodies.



P. KR'USL. V METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR'MAKING CA-N BODIES.

APPLICATION .FILED OCT. 6. 1913.

' Patentefl Apr. 25,1916.

3 SHEETSSHEET I.

INVENTOR By A {[0172 cys,

n11 \nmm my E S S E N W W APPLICATION FILED. OCR 6,4913.

Patented Apr. 25, 1916.

SETS-SHEET 2- I -P. KRUSE.

METHOD OF AND MACHINE FOR MAKING CAN BODIES. v APPLHEATION FILED OCT. 611 93. 1,1 0, 1, I Patented Apr. 25,1916.

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' By Attorneys,

To all'wkom itqmay oolncaen l I A'SSIGNOR TOE. WJBLLSSCOMPANY; JOE" BRQQKLYNg Nnw oRK; Aeonronmlolv 03 WEST VIRGINIA. ,7 i

time Reuse, on NEW YORK, N. .Y.,1

mn'monoe AND MACHINE Application filed October 6,

Be itknownthat I; PETERVKRUsQa citimen of the United States, residingin the borough of Brookl 11", countyof Kings, city and State of New York, have inventecl eer tamnew and useful Improvements in Meth ing the horn so as totlraw thehook ed edges ods of and Machines for Making Can- Bodies, Of WhiClfi the followingis a -specification.

In the niakingof *ean bodies, iseus- 'tomary to feed the blanks firstfto devices which turn up theopposlte edges of the blank to form hookst the one being turned upwardly and theother dowmvarclly; then t0advance"the blank and bend it around a former or horntin such manner as to intei lock the hooks,- this being done by expandi into engagement; then by pressure exerted soldered.

- an adhesive. pacl flanges on the opposite tblanlgi'n order that- 'together and p'xfes \ening inatei'ia applying mane through a rannner or bumper to swage and close the hooksttigether to fOl'lILtllQ side 'seamof the can tbodvfand finally to feed the finished ean olut of the n aehine or to t r other mechanism; In a continuous niaehinel,

the can body is; brought into,; :ontaot ivlth soldering mean ,wrliereb v the side seam is In the inaking' ot"soeealletl. sanitary cans,

n naterialfhas been succlo'qing or a ruling the (ls or headsvotthe v m lt is filesiranle to, be able to employ tllQ- SRH XJQSOYUOf jlll zlttl'ltl l for: weealmgthe sidesseaim i The present nvention pro vides a method for 'successfullv.applving an: adhesive or packing: material-toythe turnechup hookson l edges of the flat when these are hooked lol flattened, the lntOP- my efleetually eeal the side seam and make it light sothatiitwill with St-andthe subsequent processes. used in can-v fil ng; and partial] a -ly' the, heat and pr'es-, terihzmg the contents of en'tinventionlprovides l or. pressing the, body joppositely tILlD Qd- IIP ,9; Hugh adhesive,

i oor'ivev ingvadhesive ind means fonnnp: *ntqm will bring the e 1d and blanlc .into operative ing 'sn'eh niolvi 'i-essive positionsr In Prat-tire it blank 1 may be laid by hand upon thei FOR MAKI CAN-BODIES.

1913. Serial No. 793,721.

' contact, so that the turned-up hooks on the" blank and the applying means shall be brought together in such mannerthat a suf- I'ficlient quantit} offadhesive will be applied against one or both of the hook flt is preferable to combine this adhesive apply-v fl ng means with the'existing mechanisms of a can body forming machine so that it Shall intervene between themeans for bending up the hooks on sueeessixe" blanks and the means for bending such blanks around a fcoinpletethe canjbody. 1 The accompanying drawn'igs Show one embodnnent and that )vl' ieh is believed to be former or horn and swaging downthe seam [the preferred emlmdiment of the invention.

f Figure 1 is a plan or'd'he body forming "machine, beingzpartlv in not-t ontofibetter show the operative parts; Fig-"2 isa transverse seetion taken Qenerallvin the plane of the line 2+2; F g. 3 15 a vertieallongi- "tndinal section, being mainly a. mini-section,

showing certain of the operative parts of an existing ("an body lornnng "nlaelnne with the addition thereto otthe adhesiveapplyinn means. intrm lucedby the present invention. Fig. 4 is a vex-tidal transversesection shown;- another eonstruotlori. Figs. 5 and are diagralninatieviews showing the operation of UPPlVIIlQ the adhesive material. Fig, 7 IS an emlk levation of a machine" partly broken away in vertical transverse section, 1

l'lt-ten'ing to the drau in inthesulr porting base oijthe nia t-llinejli is thv'main frame thereofinvlndingtan upper part or table li'l I 1'; a a, eta. are the blanks in "t to provide anmlummiq leedst at astack or pile of blanks may be suimlied to the niar'hine at suitable intervalsf but als' this forms no part 01' the pre ent invention, the

d ranings illustrate merely a table 13- ha ring between which i a table, it is desirable that adjustable 0nd gages l) v I.

- n 1-1 located."

the sum: v I il nlum zind for this purpose various"feeders ine 'ani l niming in"sl'iitalileslide-xf o5 tell. and eonlprisingsliding -backwardly to release them and engage the next succeedingblanks in the-rear. This reciprocating motion is imparted by means of a crank e on a transverse shaft C, the motion being communicated from the crank 6 through pitman or connecting rod f, a lever g and a link it (Fig. 3). These parts are old and form no part of the present invention.

The first feed brings the blank to the po sition a where it is acted upon by any usual construction of hooking mechanism. These hooking or edge-turning devices are so well known in the art as to require no illustration or description; Sulfice it to say that the blank is clamped by suitable pressers D so as to hold it firmly, while its opposite ends or side edges protrude, and these protrudin edges are then engaged by any of the will known hook-turning or hanging devices. No attempt lias been made to show these hook turners in detail, but they occupy the positions indicated by the letters-E E and are mounted on levers F F which are con. nected to rods '1'. 2' extending downward and connecting to a transverse lever 5, which in turn is connected by a rod k to an eccentric strap 1 engaged by an eccentric m on a longitudinal shaft (1, which is geared by miter gears 'to the shaft (1 so as to revolve at the same speed as the latter. This mechanism is so well known as to require. no further description, and the panticular mechanism forms no part of the present invention.

The second feeding operation brings the hooked blank to the position a where the adhesive a plying operation is performed. The pre erred meansflfor ap lying adhesive is that shown in Fig. 2. he adhesive material or composition is placed in a tank or vat G Within which is a partly submerged.

roller H which is free to turn and which is in contact with an upper roller I. To one of these rollers, preferably the latter, power is applied to rotate it. In contact with the roller I is an applying roller J. The rotation of the roller H carries up 'a coating of the viscid or adhesive material which is transferred as a thin and uniform coating to the surface of the roller I, and this roller in turn transfers a coating to theroller J, the latter being revolved by frictionalcontact with the roller I. The roller J normally stands near but out of contact with the hook or flange on the blank a. So long as these arts are out of contact, no application 0 adhesive occurs. this beiilg the conditionduring the feeding movements of the blank. While the blank is resting in the position of, its hook or flange and the roller J are brought into contact and held together for a sutlicient time to apply the requisite quantity of adhesive from this roller to the hook. This may be done either by moving the roller toward the hook or by moving the hook toward the roller. The period of contact necessary will depend upon the speed of the roller, the thickness of the film of adhesive. and to some extent upon the consistency of the adhesive material. At the end of the necessary time the reverse movement is eilected whereby the parts are separatcdand the application of adhesive ceases: after which the blank is fed onward to the liotlyfoi-iii'iiig position a.

The adhesive may be applied to only one of the books or to both. it is preferable to apply it to both llOOlv'l-L In the construction shown in Fig. 2 the adhesive is applied to both hooks. and consequently the parts (i, H, I.J are duplicated: but by reason of the fact that one hook turns down while the other turns up. a cm'rcsponding rearrangement of the rollers is necessary. In this construction it is the rollers J which move. the hooked edges of the blank remaining stationary. For imparting movement to'the rollers they are mounted on levers K K respectively. these levers being pivoted coaxially with the roller I. and these levers are connected by rods 12. n to the opposite ends of a lever L which is connected by rod 1) and eccentric strap (1 to an eccentric r on the shaft (1. This is one suitable mechanism for imparting the necessary movements. which might readily be replaced by any one of numerous other me chanical movements for the purpose. Since one roller J has to move upwardly and the other has to move downwardly,- the movements imparted by the opposite ends of the lever L to the respective levers K K occur in opposite directions. The necessary adjustments of the rollers may be made by means of adjusting sleeves s s for lengthening or shortening the rods n n. If. the metal of the blank is sulliciently still". the edge portion may be left unsupported as shown at the right in Fig. 2; for supporting the other edge portion of the blank against the up ward pressure imparted by the roller J while applying the adhesive, it is preferable to provide a support t arranged just above the marginal portion of the blank and sup ported on any suitable bracket. such as t. For rotating the adhesive applying rollers. a belt drive is shown. each, roller I having a belt pulleyI' and this being driven by belts from driving pulleys M M (Fig.2) which are rotated from any convenient shaft,,for example from any overhead shaftin in alternative construction" is shown in Fig. '4. The relation of the rollers H, I, J, is the same as before. and they maybe driven in the same manner, butinstead of the roller J moving against the hooked flange ofrtheblank, the latter is moved into contact with the roller." This is done by:

means of a lifter '1 coming under. the hooked edge of the blank, and moved upwardly by means of a rod 1 which extends downward and is connected to any suitable operating mechanism, such for example as. an eccentric upon the shaft C,- This litter" is lowereddurmg the feeding of the blanks connected by alever Q which is pivoted on an" eccentric R on a shaft or stud R, the latter being hung in brackets'S. By turning the stud R; the eccentric will; raise orlower the end of the lever and thereby effectsl movement of the roller J in the contrary H Silliiiilllllblfill of eqmvalents. andby mod fidirection. Bv means ofthis adjustment the roller J .may be moved "nearer, to or farther from the position to which the hooked flange of the blank is lifted. For adjusting the thickness of the coating which isna'pplied bythe roller H to the roller 1, an adjusting screw u is provided which forms a stop serving to determine the approach of the roller I to the roller To supplement the effect of, gravity in pressing the rollers together, it is desirable to introduce a spring o. It is alsodesirable to mount theroller J in sliding blocks in which are drawn relatively'to the angle of the hooked flange 'on the blank, that it will apply the adhesive material within the bend of the hook in the manner shown inFigs. 5 ()I'lhWVhlGll figures showthe roller andthe hook in operative contact. Suliicient adhesive material should be applied to substantially fill the bend of the hook. The amount of material applied is determined by'the time duringwhich the parts are in contact, which is capable of ad- 'not be described, being well known;

justment by theadjusting means ,9 in Fig. 2 which determines the extreme movement of the roller J, and hence its period of contact with the flexible edge portion oiithe When the blank has thus had ad blank. v v hesive applied to its books, it is advanced to the position a Where it isengaged'by the usual bending devices 2 .2- operated by slide w and wrapped aroundthe horn '1, its hooks being interlocked in the well known manner by the expansion of the horn, and the .seam

heingthen closed or swaged down by the desccndimg of the hammer or bumper U. These devices are shown in Fig. 7 but need Th hammer is carried as usual on a lever W' and which is moved by a crank C on the shaft C through a rod Win the usual manner.

- lieukit-soldering of this scam. The inven- ;an v other cementing material. F or certain;

sealing material avhich may be made toad- -here to the marginal portion of the blank and by which the side-seam may be rendered sealing material to' a hooked edge flange on I The; machine time illustrated iscap able of applying a viscid ()i' tflilClOIlS adhesive the hook bending means it is custon'iaiy to -r T nrev e for the similar adjustment ofthe adhesive-Y; applying means. screws X X are supplied provide.adjusting screws V. V.

which on being turned by their hand wheels serve to displacelateral tables B on which, are mounted the adhesive receptacles GQGP 'lheineans described may be varied by the 5 I cations in mechanical construction, without departing from the uresent invention. -It will he understomlflthat the lllzlClllIl G provided l') \"tl1t' present invention is not necessarily limited in its use to the applying; of anizulhcsive material tothe hooks of they can body hereby toseal the side seam, 111';

tion [nay-{die used if desired for applying' purposes this material must be capable of withstanding the heatot' the p'roeessingork I I, sterilizing,- treatment, but jfor other uses where such processing is,not necessary, a

I material may be used which would not withstand such heat. The particular cementitious material employed will be determined bythe use to which the can oiotherreceptacle, is to be put.

It is to be understood that in this specifi cation and in the following claims, I use the term adhesive "to include any packing 01 tight, in contra-distinction to solder.

, -'I cla m as my invention 2-- l. The described method of i'oi 'rning can" bodies which consists in bending hooked flanges on the opposite edges of a can body blank, then apply ng an adhesive sealing material to a hooked edge flange on the,

blank, bending the blank to the shape of the 7120 .can body, and finally qseaming such edge :flange to the opposite edge lange with such imaterial .flanges to constitute a packing to make, a

confined between the seamedtight joint.

2. A machine for forming can bodies comprising means for bending hooked flanges on the opposite edges of a can body blank, means for then applying an adhesivev s the blank, means for bending the blank to the shape 01' the can body, and means for seaming such edge flange on the opposite edge flange to form a can body, with such material confined between the seamed flanges to constitute a packing to make a tight joint.

3. Means for applying adhesive to the side hooks of a can body blank, comprising applying rollers each adapted to apply adhesive to the length of one such hook, and means for supplying adhesive to such rollers, and means for imparting opposite relativcmovcments to the respective rollers and hooks of the blank to bring them into operative 'contact.

*L T he combination of means for bending ho'oksron successive body blanks. means for bending such body blanks and forming the same intocan bodies, and intervening means for applying adhesive arranged relatively to such bending means to apply such adhesive to the turned-up books of said body blanks and driving means for coactively operatingsaid respective means.

5. The combination of an adhesive applying roller, means for holding a body blank, means for imparting movement to bring the roller and blank into operative contact, and adjusting means for varying the duration of such contact.

6. The combination with means for bolding a body blank, of means for, applying ad heslve comprising an applying roller, a roller turning 111 contact theremth to apply adhesive thereto, a lever fulcrumed on the axis of the last named roller and carrying said applying roller, and means for displac-i the hooked fiangeof a body blank, comprising means for advancing suc cessive:blanks,

means for receiving and holding tli'efblankf,

with its hooked flange presented in a predej termined direction, and means for applying adhesive or 'angedonthe sidetowar'd which such hooked flange projects and moy able relatively thereto so that such ed e'fscrapes off adhesive therefrom ontosuch tinge.-

9. A mechanism for applying adhesive to the side hook ofa can bodyblank, comprising means for holding the blank, an adhesive applying roller as lon as thohook of the blank, and means for bringing theiroller and such hook into operative contact.

In witness whereof, I have hereuntosigned. my name in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

PETER KRUSE. Witnesses:

FREDK. C. FLADI), Cnas. J. ETTSWORTU. 

